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noun

doormat n.

A mat placed outside and exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering.

Synonyms: welcome mat.

(figurative) A person who is habitually abused, taken advantage of or humiliated; sometimes, one who is physically weak; as, they used him for a doormat.

Synonyms: weakling.

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Etymology of 'Doormat'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Doormat" Quotes from Famous Books

... guarding that entrance. When a girl went whirling off in a limousine, "all dolled up" as his academic English put it, that girl wasn't going to be back in five minutes. And anyway he'd be blessed if he lay around in the way any longer like a doormat with "Welcome" ...

— The Palace of Darkened Windows • Mary Hastings Bradley

... door, not to talk at the top of his voice, not to crumple his Sunday frill, and to sit quite quiet during the sermon, to be sure to say "sir" to the General, to be careful about rubbing his shoes on the doormat, and to bring his lesson-books to his aunt at once that she might iron down the dogs' ears. The General arrived, and for the first day all went well, except that Jackanapes' hair was as wild as usual, ...

— Jackanapes, Daddy Darwin's Dovecot and Other Stories • Juliana Horatio Ewing

Words linked to "Doormat" : welcome mat, wuss, softie, soul, individual, weakling, softy, mortal